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for more on all this, we turn to thomas karl, director of noaa's national climatic data center, which oversaw the studies. i spoke with him this afternoon. thomas karl, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: let's start with the news. temperatures the first half of 2012 this year were the hottest on record. what's known about why that's happening? >> that is true. the temperatures the first six months of this year in the u.s. are the warmest on record and, in fact, the last 12 months of the period may through june have been the warmest on record. why? we believe there is an important human component explaining these record-breaking temperatures, and that's the increase of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. >> woodruff: so, how does that compare with what has happened historically? can you put in the some context for us? >> to give you an example, we have had warm conditions in the past. 1930s, many people are familiar with the dust bowl and the heat associated with the 1930s. what we're seeing today is equivalent or even greater than the temperature records that f
for more on all this, we turn to thomas karl, director of noaa's national climatic data center, which oversaw the studies. i spoke with him this afternoon. thomas karl, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, judy. >> woodruff: let's start with the news. temperatures the first half of 2012 this year were the hottest on record. what's known about why that's happening? >> that is true. the temperatures the first six months of this year in the u.s. are the warmest on record and,...
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noaa is recommending that all ships slow down to 10 knots in the gulf of the fair lawns -- noaa says the whales are eating huge amounts of -- the slow down for ships voluntary for now. >> the crews understand the whales are magnificent animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a next us is between actions that might be required of them and benefit to the whale population we are hoping for success. >> if the recommendation doesn't work noaa may enact a mandatory rule that would move shipping lanes further or farther from the coast and create a slow lane. >>> rescue crews managed to free a bull stuck in a sacramento county irrigation well overnight. that bull trapped itself in a nine foot deep well that had water in it. after hour hours and with the help of a cattle expert, firefighters and police pulled the animal to safety. the bull was unhurt and given back to its owner. rescuers believe the animal was shooked and fell into the well. >>> next, disappointing news in the battle against alzheimer's, after a promising drug failed a key test. >>> incredible video of flooding
noaa is recommending that all ships slow down to 10 knots in the gulf of the fair lawns -- noaa says the whales are eating huge amounts of -- the slow down for ships voluntary for now. >> the crews understand the whales are magnificent animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a next us is between actions that might be required of them and benefit to the whale population we are hoping for success. >> if the recommendation doesn't work noaa may enact a mandatory rule that...
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one tool at our disposal is noaa's nidis program. in its six years of existence, nidis has provided important seasonal and long-term drought information that has aided countless communities in preparing for and mitigating the impacts of drought. but we cannot have a comprehensive approach to drought research and mitigation without exploring the potential linkages with a changing global climate. while i will be the first to urge caution and jumping to conclusions about the present-day impacts of a warming planet, i know that climatologists around the world are coming to a much better understanding of this complex relationship. we should leave the science to the scientists. to play politics and categorically deny the linkage between climate change and extreme weather is both irrational and irresponsible. policymakers at every level have a duty to protect public welfare, and ignoring the realities of climate change simply leaves us less informed and ill prepared for catastrophic events such as droughts and floods. reauthorizing nidis is
one tool at our disposal is noaa's nidis program. in its six years of existence, nidis has provided important seasonal and long-term drought information that has aided countless communities in preparing for and mitigating the impacts of drought. but we cannot have a comprehensive approach to drought research and mitigation without exploring the potential linkages with a changing global climate. while i will be the first to urge caution and jumping to conclusions about the present-day impacts of...
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they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> aside from the texas drought, noaa called the entire year of 2011 the year of extreme weather events. >> on the ground. >> starting in joplin, missouri. all told, there were seven tornado outbreaks in america last year that caused a billion dollars or more in damages. there were increased hurricanes in the north atlantic. unprecedented flooding in australia and widespread drought in east africa. and all of that was caused by la nina. typically la nina is marked by a sharp cooling in the pacific, but last year's la nina was the warmest ever and, again, the government concluded that global climate change played a role. >> what's happening is these normal fluctuations between el nino and la nina events that lead to some of the extreme conditions become more extreme, more intense than they might otherwise have been because we've got increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere leading to a warmer planet. >> noaa scientists are not claiming that climate change causes a specific tornado or a specific drought, but what they are saying for the first ti
they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> aside from the texas drought, noaa called the entire year of 2011 the year of extreme weather events. >> on the ground. >> starting in joplin, missouri. all told, there were seven tornado outbreaks in america last year that caused a billion dollars or more in damages. there were increased hurricanes in the north atlantic. unprecedented flooding in australia and widespread drought in east africa. and all of that was caused by la nina....
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from the noaa river forecast center. nidis is largely successful, but work remains like improved among toring tools and predictions, extended coordination between sectors and agencies, and drought preparedness and response in the state water and hazard plans. we await the drought early warning system for our area, a key goal of the program and central to effective drought preparedness and response. specific to the drought legislation, we appreciate the chairman and sponsorship of the rethor sages and applaud the committee for giving it due consideration. i respectfully urge the committee to add language explicitly focusing on nidis components lacking full implementation like a firm requirement and deadline for development of early warning systems and drought prediction strategies. in closing, drought is a real, present danger that affects this nation to the tune of billions of dollars and countless lives every year. as my congressman frank lucas, i know is chairing an ag committee meeting at this moment, can attest from
from the noaa river forecast center. nidis is largely successful, but work remains like improved among toring tools and predictions, extended coordination between sectors and agencies, and drought preparedness and response in the state water and hazard plans. we await the drought early warning system for our area, a key goal of the program and central to effective drought preparedness and response. specific to the drought legislation, we appreciate the chairman and sponsorship of the rethor...
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he experts from noaa performed the autopsy and the vertebra was cleanly severed by a large blade. this summer a large number of whales spot theed outside the golden gate bridge feeding on the huge swarm of criminal seems to be closer to shore this year. while the slow down recommendation is voluntary noaa says it is getting cooperation from the shipping industry. >> obviously it's probably counter to their business interest to show down. they have schedules to make. but the ships the crew on the ship also understand the whales are magnificent app mall and nobody wants to hit them. so i think if they can see a real nexus between alaska that is might be required of them and benefit to the whale population then we hope for success. >> we have had great luck with the shipping industry this yea year. they have been involved over a year with us in coming one solutions and they actually were part of developing these recommendations. >>reporter: noaa will monitor the ships but currently working with the international maritime organization to modify the shipping lanes and move them further
he experts from noaa performed the autopsy and the vertebra was cleanly severed by a large blade. this summer a large number of whales spot theed outside the golden gate bridge feeding on the huge swarm of criminal seems to be closer to shore this year. while the slow down recommendation is voluntary noaa says it is getting cooperation from the shipping industry. >> obviously it's probably counter to their business interest to show down. they have schedules to make. but the ships the crew...
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now, that includes data from noaa's geosynchronous satellite, is that right? >> sure. right. that's right. >> what else do we need besides those additional pieces of -- >> okay. so some of the key things that are missing, and this is an important question because it krauses a link between -- draws a link between predicting the drought and the work that we do in our research group which is sort of understanding what happens to the water. so many people don't realize that we do not have national scale water model that can help us predict stream flow, you know, on any of the major rivers of the united states. we don't have it. we don't have a national model that can tell us how much water is in the ogallala aquifer or in the central valley. we don't have that. so that's something that's absolutely essential to take the step from the occurrence of drought to knowing how much water is available. >> um, so one of the things you said was kind of striking that we can lead the world in long-term water management understanding. how would we get there? >> so i think with help from you a
now, that includes data from noaa's geosynchronous satellite, is that right? >> sure. right. that's right. >> what else do we need besides those additional pieces of -- >> okay. so some of the key things that are missing, and this is an important question because it krauses a link between -- draws a link between predicting the drought and the work that we do in our research group which is sort of understanding what happens to the water. so many people don't realize that we do...
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analysts at noaa reported record-breaking june temperatures and prolonged dryness in many parts of the country. over half of the u.s. excluding hawaii and alaska is experiencing drought. the conditions are serious and 33% of affected areas and noaa spokespersons say it is hitting grain producing regions in the midwest the hardest. the united states is one of the world's major grain exporters. the drought has driven up the price of corn futures 30% in the last month. the spreading hot dry weather is also increasing the risk of wildfires. >> diplomats around the world are intensifying their efforts to seek an end to the on going violence in syria. the red cross is the latest group to label the conflict a civil war. united nations special envoy kofi annan is urging members of the security council to take a unified position as an international observer mission in syria is set to expire friday. annan is visiting moscow to meet with the syria's close ally russia and annan and putin are expected to hold talks tuesday. putin is pushing to extend the observer mission and his administration oppo
analysts at noaa reported record-breaking june temperatures and prolonged dryness in many parts of the country. over half of the u.s. excluding hawaii and alaska is experiencing drought. the conditions are serious and 33% of affected areas and noaa spokespersons say it is hitting grain producing regions in the midwest the hardest. the united states is one of the world's major grain exporters. the drought has driven up the price of corn futures 30% in the last month. the spreading hot dry...
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noaa has issued a report attempting to assess the role climate change, including human factors,layed, if any, in six global extreme weather events in 2011. about one of those, the report asked if the human influence on climate made the 2011 texas drought more probable? it concluded that it did. the report also examined climate change's role in last year's drought in east africa, heat wave across europe and floods in thailand. regarding thailand, the report said "climate change cannot be shown to have played any role" inhe excess in a floing. for more on all this, we turn to thomas karl, director of noaa's national climatic data center, which oversaw the studies. i spoke with him this afternoon. thomas karl, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, judy. >> woodff: let's start with the news. temperatures the first half of 2012 this year were the hottest on record. what's known about why that's happening? >> that is true. the temperatures the first six months of this year in the u.s. are thwarmest on reco a, in fact, the last 12 months of the period may through june have been the warmest
noaa has issued a report attempting to assess the role climate change, including human factors,layed, if any, in six global extreme weather events in 2011. about one of those, the report asked if the human influence on climate made the 2011 texas drought more probable? it concluded that it did. the report also examined climate change's role in last year's drought in east africa, heat wave across europe and floods in thailand. regarding thailand, the report said "climate change cannot be...
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in its state of the climate report released today, noaa noted significant changes at the ends of the earth in 2011. the south pole hitting an all time high of 9.9 degrees on christmas day. while the arctic continued to warm at almost twice the rate of lower latitudes, further shrinking the sea ice. >> why that's important is because all that ice reflects sunlight back to space. when that ice is gone, that sunlight that had been reflected back to space now is available to heat the earth even further. >> reporter: climate change, scientists say, is increasing the odds of such extreme weather, but it can't be blamed for every event. looking at some of last year's extremes, researchers found no evidence climate change caused the devastating floods in thailand. poor water management and building in flood prone areas did. however, they say, our warming earth did play a role in the severity of the texas drought, caused in part by the cooler pacific waters of la nina, bringing dry conditions to the south. >> we should get used to these la nina related heat waves, because today they're 20 tim
in its state of the climate report released today, noaa noted significant changes at the ends of the earth in 2011. the south pole hitting an all time high of 9.9 degrees on christmas day. while the arctic continued to warm at almost twice the rate of lower latitudes, further shrinking the sea ice. >> why that's important is because all that ice reflects sunlight back to space. when that ice is gone, that sunlight that had been reflected back to space now is available to heat the earth...
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now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right now we have an abundance of whales just outside the golden gate bridge. that's where the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is recommending all slips showdown to 10 knots in the shipping lanes. >> today our accessory search crews cited as a minimum 30 whales, primarily humpbacks between the fairlawn islands and the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: they are eating huge amounts of cril, and they are in the shipping lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they h
now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right...
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now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right now we have an abundance of whales just outside the golden gate bridge. that's where the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is recommending all slips showdown to 10 knots in the shipping lanes. >> today our accessory search crews cited as a minimum 30 whales, primarily humpbacks between the fairlawn islands and the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: they are eating huge amounts of cril, and they are in the shipping lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they h
now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right...
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noaa says the whales are eating huge amounts of krill. the slow down for ships is voluntary for now. >> crews understand whales are magnificent animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a nexus between actions that might be required of them and a benefit to the whale population, then we are hoping for success. >> if the recommendation does not work, noaa may enact a mandatory rule that would move shipping lanes farther from the coast and create a slow lane. >>> new morning, rescue crews managed to free a bull stuck in a irrigation well overnight the bull trapped itself if a nine foot deep well that had water it in. after four hours the animal was pulled to safety. not hurt. rescuers believe the animal was spooked and fell into the well. >>> next, why the cost of food is on the way up in this morning's bloomberg business report. >>> incredible video of flooding from china. >>> decision that could be made later today that will allow some >>> clouds along the coast getting close to san francisco mid 60s there 69 oakland, 58 richm
noaa says the whales are eating huge amounts of krill. the slow down for ships is voluntary for now. >> crews understand whales are magnificent animals and nobody wants to hit them. if they can see a nexus between actions that might be required of them and a benefit to the whale population, then we are hoping for success. >> if the recommendation does not work, noaa may enact a mandatory rule that would move shipping lanes farther from the coast and create a slow lane. >>>...
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now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right now we have an abundance of whales just outside the golden gate bridge. that's where the national oceanic and atmospheric administration is recommending all slips showdown to 10 knots in the shipping lanes. >> today our accessory search crews cited as a minimum 30 whales, primarily humpbacks between the fairlawn islands and the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: they are eating huge amounts of cril, and they are in the shipping lanes so the decision to slow down is voluntary. >> obviously it is counter to their business interest to slow down. they h
now noaa is asking ships to slow down. in the gulf of the fairlawns and the national marine sanctuary. alan wang is live near the golden gate with a story tonight. alan? >> yes, dan. whales are increasingly in danger of striking ships outside the golden gate bridge. the national oceanic relationship saw them feeding in a shipping lane just today. on june 21st, an endangered fin will was found. the spine was cleanly severed in half, most likely by the propeller of a ship. >> right...
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. >> i'm a meteorologist, i work for noaa. so i saw it coming and i made reservations before it hit. >> reporter: oh, you had insider trader information, right? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: the lines of cars waiting to check in at some hotels stretched down the block. it was standing room only at the reservation counter. bob hogueland was lucky enough to snap up one of the last available rooms for his family. they couldn't spend a single night in their 17th floor apartment with no electricity. >> pretty bad up there. and our generator didn't work, either, so no elevators. had to walk up and down the stairs. >> reporter: two days after the storm, and katrina is still cleaning up. after hurricane-strength winds toppled trees in her yard, igniting the power lines outside her window. >> the tree that was laying on the wires actually snapped under the tension, and burned a hole in my yard. scary. my yard caught on fire. >> reporter: after about 20 calls to 911, she finally got through. but she didn't get the response she expected. >
. >> i'm a meteorologist, i work for noaa. so i saw it coming and i made reservations before it hit. >> reporter: oh, you had insider trader information, right? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: the lines of cars waiting to check in at some hotels stretched down the block. it was standing room only at the reservation counter. bob hogueland was lucky enough to snap up one of the last available rooms for his family. they couldn't spend a single night in their 17th floor...
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. >> reporter: the extreme conditions are being blame for at least 784 deaths across 14 states and noaa scientists have confirmed what many of us already have felt. the fix six months of this year have been the hottest on record. >> we've seen worse conditions across the intermountain west stretching into the plains and the ohio valley and that's having a lot of impact on the ground such with the wildfires we receive and the agriculture. >> reporter: a cold front this week could drop temperatures in many places by 10 to 15 degrease bringing much relief and rain. >> our farmers are really hurting. >> reporter: drought conditions stretch over half of the country right now creating what scientists call the largest drought foot prip for the 21st century. corn crops and many other crops have withered and died and any rain now is really little more than an insult to so many farmers who already lost the season. >> the rain today is not going to do us any good. it's over with on corn and mother nature hasn't been very good to us thise summer. >> reporter: a blistering summer that's really onto
. >> reporter: the extreme conditions are being blame for at least 784 deaths across 14 states and noaa scientists have confirmed what many of us already have felt. the fix six months of this year have been the hottest on record. >> we've seen worse conditions across the intermountain west stretching into the plains and the ohio valley and that's having a lot of impact on the ground such with the wildfires we receive and the agriculture. >> reporter: a cold front this week...
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why would noaa suddenly go on the record about mermaids? the agency says it got inquiries after a tv documentary that said a mermaid had been found on a beach. people wrote in about it. according to noaa's statement, no evidence of aquatic mermaids have been found. looking for a dream home? how about an entire medieval village in italy? a tuscan village is up for sale on ebay. it goes for $3.1 million. property has 25 cottages and 20 acres of land, auctioned off by a monastic order. get out the mustard and relish. do we have to see this? time for the annual eating hot dog coach. it is the fourth of july tradition unfortunately at new york's coney island. this year the winner, once again, joey chestnut, folks, eating his way to his sixth straight victory. 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes. isn't that disgusting? i don't get that whole thing. $10,000 prize. that's good. you win a mustard-colored melt. even that girl was involved. holy cow. coming up, if you thought you saw good fireworks last night, wait till you see this, folks. we'll be right back.
why would noaa suddenly go on the record about mermaids? the agency says it got inquiries after a tv documentary that said a mermaid had been found on a beach. people wrote in about it. according to noaa's statement, no evidence of aquatic mermaids have been found. looking for a dream home? how about an entire medieval village in italy? a tuscan village is up for sale on ebay. it goes for $3.1 million. property has 25 cottages and 20 acres of land, auctioned off by a monastic order. get out the...
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this is the new nasa-noaa polar orbiting satellite. this is how it looked a couple of days before last friday. this is showing you this city lights had dimmed so much because of the loss of 1 million folks without power. go back. there is shortly after friday. i'll put a blog up so you can see the comparison of the loss of power before and after the storm. look at the heat in the mid part of the country today. our record 101 in raleigh- durham. there are he warnings all over the place. there should be some heated by azeri for us in washington even after today's showers because of so many of them still our friends and neighbors without power in today four. tomorrow with a little that of a ripple in the atmosphere, that left the line of showers and thundershowers. tomorrow morning, we could see some leftovers. if tomorrow afternoon temperatures in the mid 90's. close to 100 degrees. more showers and thunderstorms will probably be out of here for the fireworks. but it will be another steamy day tomorrow. temperatures at the time of the fi
this is the new nasa-noaa polar orbiting satellite. this is how it looked a couple of days before last friday. this is showing you this city lights had dimmed so much because of the loss of 1 million folks without power. go back. there is shortly after friday. i'll put a blog up so you can see the comparison of the loss of power before and after the storm. look at the heat in the mid part of the country today. our record 101 in raleigh- durham. there are he warnings all over the place. there...
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scientifics at noaa announced that the first six months of the year are the hottest ever on record and the proof is is on the ground. there are drought conditions across more than half of the country. the good news, the dangerous heat has moved out of our region. doug is here to let us know what's next. doug? >> and pretty much it moved out of most of the country. that is good we can breathe easier as we leave this heat. it is over. the heat wave, that is. four consecutive days at or above 100. 100 on thursday and friday. 105 on saturday. sunday at 102. the cold front came through and brought the temperatures down to 87 degrees. the four days is a record tying a record set in 1930 of four days in a row. 80 degrees right now. most of us with temperatures in the 70s and low 70s at that. something we are watching. 73 in leesburg. the frontal boundary will stay to the south for a couple of days. >>> one of our city's most iconic structures will be closed to the public until 2014. the national park service announced plans to move forward with repairs on the washington monument. the 5.2 magn
scientifics at noaa announced that the first six months of the year are the hottest ever on record and the proof is is on the ground. there are drought conditions across more than half of the country. the good news, the dangerous heat has moved out of our region. doug is here to let us know what's next. doug? >> and pretty much it moved out of most of the country. that is good we can breathe easier as we leave this heat. it is over. the heat wave, that is. four consecutive days at or...
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that's because the pacific waters now are warming. >> scientists at noaa have also announced the first scientific connection between extreme weather events like last year's drought in texas, and man-made climate change. a new study found that man-made heat made the texas drought roughly 20 times more likely. >> there definitely is a connection between greenhouse gases and extreme weather. we're seeing very strong evidence to suggest that not all, but many of the extremes that we're seeing around the planet are being enhanced by greenhouse gases. >> and every day in this record setting heat takes more of jeff fischer's crop and his livelihood away. >> it's stressful. it's stressful on myself and my family, my father and i. this is a family farm. and we've watched it go down and down and down. >> reporter: noaa scientists, meanwhile, are not saying that climate change causes any one specific drought like the one in illinois. they are saying the science is good enough now, they can lay odds on the connection. lee and erica? >> wyatt andrews, thank you. >>> security for this month's london
that's because the pacific waters now are warming. >> scientists at noaa have also announced the first scientific connection between extreme weather events like last year's drought in texas, and man-made climate change. a new study found that man-made heat made the texas drought roughly 20 times more likely. >> there definitely is a connection between greenhouse gases and extreme weather. we're seeing very strong evidence to suggest that not all, but many of the extremes that we're...
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and noaa scientists confirmed what many of us have already felt -- the first six months of this year have been hottest ever on record. >> we've seen worsening conditions across much of the intermountain west stretching through the central plains and into the ohio valley. that's having impacts on the ground such as the wildfires we've been seeing. also with agriculture. >> reporter: a cold front this week could drop temperatures in many places by 10 to 15 degrees, bringing some relief and much-needed rain. >> our farmers right now are really hurting. >> reporter: drought conditions stretch across more than half of the country right now, creating what scientists call the largest drought footprint of the 21st century. corn stalks and many other crops have withered and died and any rain now is little more than an insult to so many farmers who have already lost the season. >> rain today is not going to do us any good. it's over with on corn. mother nature hasn't been very good to us this summer. >> reporter: a blistering summer that's really only just begun. jay gray, nbc news. >>> here's
and noaa scientists confirmed what many of us have already felt -- the first six months of this year have been hottest ever on record. >> we've seen worsening conditions across much of the intermountain west stretching through the central plains and into the ohio valley. that's having impacts on the ground such as the wildfires we've been seeing. also with agriculture. >> reporter: a cold front this week could drop temperatures in many places by 10 to 15 degrees, bringing some...
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weather experts at noaa said today the hot, dry weather could last right through halloween and could spread further north and east into states like minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, new york. that's on top of the states that are burning up right now. >>> still ahead for us as we continue along the way on a thursday, frightening moments caught on video. what one little girl and her brother did to get away and where they might have learned about it. >>> and later, would you pay a scalper $300 for an opening night ticket to any movie? the frenzy over the opening for bat man. >>> there is a chilling piece of video getting attention across the country. the attempted abduction of a 10-year-old girl caught by a surveillance camera has provided what's become known as a teachable moment for a lot of children and adults. our report on this tonight from nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: the picture is grainy but the intent disturbingly clear. two children walk by this car in south philadelphia and the driver gets out to follow them. a second security camera shows him grabbing the 10-year-old g
weather experts at noaa said today the hot, dry weather could last right through halloween and could spread further north and east into states like minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, new york. that's on top of the states that are burning up right now. >>> still ahead for us as we continue along the way on a thursday, frightening moments caught on video. what one little girl and her brother did to get away and where they might have learned about it. >>> and later, would you pay...
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according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa. its data shows the average temperature from june, 2011 through june of this year is the warmest 12 month period since 1895 when they first started keeping track of stuff like this and during the past 12 months every state in the lower 48 except washington had warmer than average temperatures. >>> after dealing with that epic line of storms called a derecho many people probably felt like tossing back a cold one. if that's you, alexandria's port city brewing company has a beer. it's called the derecho common from a 60-barrel batch of lager beer that fermented at a higher temperature during the five days the brewery was without power. this is a type of brew called a steam beer intentionally made that way. so once the beer is ready in august, port city will take the batch, about 120 kegs, and sell it in its own tasting room and bars around d.c. affected by the storm. derecho common, i'm thinking that's not going to be like a corona, totally different. >> that sounds pretty good, talk abou
according to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa. its data shows the average temperature from june, 2011 through june of this year is the warmest 12 month period since 1895 when they first started keeping track of stuff like this and during the past 12 months every state in the lower 48 except washington had warmer than average temperatures. >>> after dealing with that epic line of storms called a derecho many people probably felt like tossing back a cold one. if...
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that's the noaa site putting that out. at 11:00 to not you see our storms moving away, probably cloud -- tonight you see our storms moving away, probably cloudy in the morning. it's more in the southern areas tomorrow. a few lingering showers saturday and that should be it. look at saturday, 82 degrees. a front coming through tomorrow will give us a cooler day with winds out of the northeast, a couple showers the first half of the day. sunday looks nice, a little warmer monday and tuesday. i think you've all had enough weather tonight. let's move over to lindsay murphy with your sport report. >>> this is the verizon 4g lte sports desk with lindsay murphy. >> thank you. nationals pitcher drew storen missed the teen -- first 89 games following surgery -- team's first 89 games following surgery to remove bone spurs from his elbow. it was a three up, three down performance. rick ankiel was designated for assignment. the nationals trying to sweep the mets, third batter david wright gives it a ride. gio gonzalez knows it. a two-
that's the noaa site putting that out. at 11:00 to not you see our storms moving away, probably cloud -- tonight you see our storms moving away, probably cloudy in the morning. it's more in the southern areas tomorrow. a few lingering showers saturday and that should be it. look at saturday, 82 degrees. a front coming through tomorrow will give us a cooler day with winds out of the northeast, a couple showers the first half of the day. sunday looks nice, a little warmer monday and tuesday. i...
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again, if that trend continues, at least according to noaa, we'll be in at least a weak el nino by the time we get into the latter half of the fall. >> pelley: maybe more rain then. >> hopefully so. >> pelley: david bernard from wfor t.v., thanks so much. and we got another bit of surprising climate news today. the government says june set a record for melting sea ice at the north pole. this is the top of the world and the sea ice as it existed in 1979. now look at 2011. last month the arctic lost more than a million square miles of ice. it was largest loss on record for june since satellite records began. there's another kind of meltdown coming at the end of the year that will affect millions of american taxpayers, that's when the bush tax cuts are set to expire. democrats and republicans, of course, can't agree on this. the democrats want the cuts to expire for the wealthy. today democrats threatened to let the tax cuts expire for everyone if the republicans refuse to compromise. this is going to affect a lot of paychecks, so we asked nancy cordes to look into it. >> reporter: democr
again, if that trend continues, at least according to noaa, we'll be in at least a weak el nino by the time we get into the latter half of the fall. >> pelley: maybe more rain then. >> hopefully so. >> pelley: david bernard from wfor t.v., thanks so much. and we got another bit of surprising climate news today. the government says june set a record for melting sea ice at the north pole. this is the top of the world and the sea ice as it existed in 1979. now look at 2011. last...
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and tonight we also have a warning from noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration that once unusual weather is going to become more and more common. heat, fire and drought are familiar elements of most summers, but events in each case this summer are record breakers, due to climate change. >> the intensity and frequency is caused -- not in every case, but many cases by human activity, increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. >> reporter: gases like carbon dioxide created when we burn fossil fuel. in the state of the climate report released today no, one noted significant changes at the ends of the earth in 2011. the south pole hitting an all time high of 9.9 degrees on christmas day. the arctic continued to warm at almost twice the rate of lower latitu latitudes, further is rinking the sea ice. >> all the ice reflects sunlight back to space. when the ice is gone, the sunlight that had been reflected back to space now is available to heat the earth even further. >> reporter: climate challenge scientists say is increasing the odds of such extreme weathe
and tonight we also have a warning from noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration that once unusual weather is going to become more and more common. heat, fire and drought are familiar elements of most summers, but events in each case this summer are record breakers, due to climate change. >> the intensity and frequency is caused -- not in every case, but many cases by human activity, increasing greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere. >> reporter: gases like...
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the study, requested by noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, looked at 50 years of weather data in texas and concluded that man-made warming had to be a factor in the drought. the head of the climate office is tom carl. >> what we're seeing not only in texas but in other phenomena, in other parts of the world where we can't explain these events by natural variability alone. they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> reporter: aside from the texas drought, n.o.a.a. called the entire year of 2011 "the" year of extreme weather events. >> , starting in joplin, missouri. all told there were seven tornado outbreaks in america last year that caused a billion dollars or more in damages. there were increased hurricanes in the north atlantic, unprecedented flooding in australia, and widespread drought in east africa. all of that was caused by la nina. typically lalean i can't is marked by a sharp cooling in the pacific, but last year's la nina was the warmest ever. again the government concluded that global climate change played a role. >> what's happening is these normal flu
the study, requested by noaa, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, looked at 50 years of weather data in texas and concluded that man-made warming had to be a factor in the drought. the head of the climate office is tom carl. >> what we're seeing not only in texas but in other phenomena, in other parts of the world where we can't explain these events by natural variability alone. they're just too rare, too uncommon. >> reporter: aside from the texas drought, n.o.a.a....
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according to noaa, the average temperature in june 71.2 degrees for the lower 48 states which is 2 degrees higher than the 20th century average. >>> a speedy settlement in the tom cruise-katie holmes case. >> academy award winner joins the "the hunger games" franchise. we have those stories and more in this week's look at entertainment. >> reporter: katie holmes and tom cruise have reach add divorce settlement. the speedy resolution comes less than two weeks after holmes filed papers to divorce the mission impossible star. in a joint statement the stars asked for privacy and said they would work together to raise their 6-year-old daughter suri. philip hoffman is the latest actor to sign on to the "the hunger games" sequel catching fire. the oscar winner will play the new head game maker. the "the hunger games" made more than $400 million at the box office. the next movie is expected to hit theaters in the fall of 2013. >> d.n.a. can be very helpful. >> reporter: actress keira said rick is wrapping up her season on the closer. the 46-year-old actress has played la deputy police life linda j
according to noaa, the average temperature in june 71.2 degrees for the lower 48 states which is 2 degrees higher than the 20th century average. >>> a speedy settlement in the tom cruise-katie holmes case. >> academy award winner joins the "the hunger games" franchise. we have those stories and more in this week's look at entertainment. >> reporter: katie holmes and tom cruise have reach add divorce settlement. the speedy resolution comes less than two weeks after...
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weather experts at noaa said today the hot, dry weather could last right through halloween and could spread further north and east into states like minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, new york. that's on top of the states that are burning up right now. >>> still ahead for us as we continue along the way on a thursday, frightening moments caught on video. what one little girl and her brother did to get away and where they might have learned about it. >>> and later, would you pay a scalper $300 for an opening night ticket to any movie? the frenzy over the opening for bat man. the frenzy over the opening for bat man. copd like i do, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms by keeping my airways open a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, troubl
weather experts at noaa said today the hot, dry weather could last right through halloween and could spread further north and east into states like minnesota, michigan, pennsylvania, new york. that's on top of the states that are burning up right now. >>> still ahead for us as we continue along the way on a thursday, frightening moments caught on video. what one little girl and her brother did to get away and where they might have learned about it. >>> and later, would you pay...
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. >> host: so you know, when he decided to tackle a lot of these issues, you talk about noaa and aners ao u ofseiss. u iomi pollen's book, fast food nation, so there has been some growing awareness i would say in american culture. yoknowwhado yt d erto us oodnso o fondat i guess people could be doing differently and what kinds of choices they could be making a ters of what they're putting on their plate? >> guest: >> guest: th isa y god anke smilta en thin is book, "borwith a junk food deficiency," the big animal farm and. i'm basically a farmereporter so when ally beg examining prtsast aped f whs te it labeled. i don't know if you want to talk about the tofu mean that one of my favorite drugs to talk about is hi,mabehaf hgs f ewat drarve to ma the animals grow faster so they make oumoney but this particular drug is given when they walk onto the killing foo when sa tru ite. atouikn having researched this topic, why these drugs are not labeled in by people are not aware o them. in some cases like that when we are obousleati . thouyoava t whs n icul a that one? >>uest: because with most
. >> host: so you know, when he decided to tackle a lot of these issues, you talk about noaa and aners ao u ofseiss. u iomi pollen's book, fast food nation, so there has been some growing awareness i would say in american culture. yoknowwhado yt d erto us oodnso o fondat i guess people could be doing differently and what kinds of choices they could be making a ters of what they're putting on their plate? >> guest: >> guest: th isa y god anke smilta en thin is book,...